20-04-2022, 06:25 PM
Back in 1968 for just under a year and again re-employed for Pye Telecom in 1977, I was proud of their company name, history and reputation.
In my early radio and tv days, prior to joining Pye Telecom I HATED Philips radios for their complicated drive cords and custom made parts like switches and volume controls.
Then, around 1988 it was announced Pye Telecom were to be known as Philips Telecom. We all went to our service depot to collect our work attire.
The most obnoxious I found was the heavy knit RAF style navy blue jumper. Why? Despite being of top quality, it had a bold white badge stitched on the top side of the chest pronouncing Philips Telecom!
When I got home, my wife unstitched these. I stuck them to some self adhesive velcro hook. I only applied these upon arriving at the depot whenever a management or other meeting was called. All other times it wac not applied.
I well remember one occasion at the depot workshop, our top engineer spoke to me about a radio I had left with him a week earlier to repair, with an unusual fault.
He made me stand to attention and promptly stripped the badge from me. Like they do in the army for demotion purposes!
It turned out the particular fault was well known and the subject of a company wide "service bulletin".
Great days, never to return!
Rob
In my early radio and tv days, prior to joining Pye Telecom I HATED Philips radios for their complicated drive cords and custom made parts like switches and volume controls.
Then, around 1988 it was announced Pye Telecom were to be known as Philips Telecom. We all went to our service depot to collect our work attire.
The most obnoxious I found was the heavy knit RAF style navy blue jumper. Why? Despite being of top quality, it had a bold white badge stitched on the top side of the chest pronouncing Philips Telecom!
When I got home, my wife unstitched these. I stuck them to some self adhesive velcro hook. I only applied these upon arriving at the depot whenever a management or other meeting was called. All other times it wac not applied.
I well remember one occasion at the depot workshop, our top engineer spoke to me about a radio I had left with him a week earlier to repair, with an unusual fault.
He made me stand to attention and promptly stripped the badge from me. Like they do in the army for demotion purposes!
It turned out the particular fault was well known and the subject of a company wide "service bulletin".
Great days, never to return!
Rob
